Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
frivolous — friv·o·lous / fri və ləs/ adj: lacking in any arguable basis or merit in either law or fact ◇ In an attempt to discourage frivolous lawsuits, Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires the signature of an attorney or party on any… … Law dictionary
pleading — plead·ing n 1 a: one of the formal declarations (as a complaint or answer) exchanged by the parties in a legal proceeding (as a suit) setting forth claims, averments, allegations, denials, or defenses; also: a written document embodying such a… … Law dictionary
Frivolous litigation — Tort law Part of the … Wikipedia
frivolous — Of little weight or importance. A pleading is frivolous when it is clearly insufficient on its face, and does not controvert the material points of the opposite pleading, and is presumably interposed for mere purposes of delay or to embarrass the … Black's law dictionary
frivolous — Of little weight or importance. A pleading is frivolous when it is clearly insufficient on its face, and does not controvert the material points of the opposite pleading, and is presumably interposed for mere purposes of delay or to embarrass the … Black's law dictionary
frivolous — So clearly and palpably bad and insufficient as to require no argument or illustration to show the character as indicative of bad faith upon a bare inspection; as a pleading, argument, motion, or objection. Strong v Sproul, 53 NY 497, 499 … Ballentine's law dictionary
striking pleading — A remedy against immaterial, irrelevant, redundant, scandalous and impertinent matter in a pleading. 41 Am J1st Pl §§ 349 et seq. A remedy against a pleading considered as a whole, as where the pleading is sham or frivolous or is clearly and… … Ballentine's law dictionary
sham pleading — Allegations pleaded in bad faith. A pleading which is false in fact to the knowledge of the pleader, whatever it may be in form. 41 Am J1st Pl § 50. A pleading palpably and manifestly false on its face. Commonwealth ex rel. Meredith v Murphy, 295 … Ballentine's law dictionary
answer — As a verb, the word denotes an assumption of liability, as to answer for the debt or default of another. Discovery. A person who fails to answer, or answers evasively or incompletely, deposition or interrogatory questions, may be compelled to do… … Black's law dictionary
answer — As a verb, the word denotes an assumption of liability, as to answer for the debt or default of another. Discovery. A person who fails to answer, or answers evasively or incompletely, deposition or interrogatory questions, may be compelled to do… … Black's law dictionary
